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Using only one hand?
I have noticed this year that very curiously many young students are doing maths with one hand on the side of their seat while the other...
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Teachers' capability to teach maths a concern - ERO
These comments are in reference to the following interview on RNZ on 6 July 2021 https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/aud...
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Not wrong, and yet not the best use of language for conceptual understanding
Area and Perimeter It is curious that so many students when asked about perimeter and area say that “perimeter is the outside” and “area...